5 things to know: Giants general manager candidate Kevin Abrams

Davis Webb talks to the media after Wednesday’s practice during which he received some first-team reps.
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Giants interim general manager Kevin Abrams interviewed with team management Friday for the job on a permanent basis, becoming the fourth official candidate seeking the gig vacated by the firing of Jerry Reese earlier this month.(Photo: AP Images)

EAST RUTHERFORD — Kevin Abrams is the fourth official candidate for the Giants' vacant general manager position after interviewing for the job Friday.

Abrams, 46, is currently serving as interim GM following the Dec. 4 firing of Jerry Reese, with whom he worked as assistant GM. He met with Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch and former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi, who is serving as a consultant for the team's search.

Any other possible candidates currently employed by another team in the NFL can't interview for the job until after the regular season ends on New Year's Eve.

The Giants are believed to also have interest in Green Bay director of football operations Eliot Wolf and New England director of player personnel Nick Caserio, but whether they are willing to wait remains uncertain.

Here are five things to know about Abrams, who is widely respected around the league and could emerge as a dark horse for the job:

1. Abrams is a familiar face, having worked within the Giants' front office for the past 19 years. He was hired in 1999 by Accorsi as the franchise’s first salary cap analyst. He is in his 16th year as the assistant GM.

2. Abrams will be fighting the perception that he is solely a salary cap manager and contract negotiator. Unlike Reese, who would be his predecessor, his background is not in scouting. He has added player evaluation responsibilities to his job description in recent years.

3. Abrams was raised in Toronto, Canada, so by proxy he may claim credit for signing fellow Canadian and current Giants center Brett Jones.

4. Worked on the NFL Management Council before coming to the Giants, where he monitored the league-wide salary cap and analyzed all new player contracts with respect to the rules and regulations of the CBA.

5. For what it's worth, in a brief meeting with reporters last week, Abrams said he believes Eli Manning still has good football left in him and he'd also like to see rookie Davis Webb get some game action before the season is over.